Flower Gardening Tips : How to Grow Common Heliotrope (Heliotropium Arborescens)

The common heliotrope, or heliotropium arborescens, are plants that are easy to grow because they can handle a little bit of cold ...

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Key insights about video Flower Gardening Tips : How to Grow Common Heliotrope (Heliotropium Arborescens)

🌿 Heliotropes are native to the Andes Mountains of Peru and can handle cold temperatures but only down to zone 9.

💧 They prefer moist soil with good drainage and thrive in fertile soil, such as compost.

🌸 Cutting them back about halfway in late spring or summer will make them fill out and become bushier.

🌱 Heliotropes can be started from seeds in the spring or by cuttings in warm temperatures.

🌿 In lower zones than 9, heliotropes are an annual and need to be started from seed every year.

🌳 In warmer climates, heliotropes can become evergreen shrubs and can be planted at any time, with fall being the best time for division.

🍒 Heliotropes have a beautiful fragrance that smells like cherry pie.

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00:11 The heliotrope, specifically the variety Arborescence, is native to the Andes Mountains of Peru and can handle a bit of cold temperature.

00:31 The heliotrope can only go down to zone 9 and is evergreen in Peru, making it a shrub with dark green, velvety leaves and purple tiny flowers.

01:05 The heliotrope smells like cherry pie, hence its nickname.

01:16 Heliotropes prefer moist soil with good drainage, so they don't want to sit in water.

01:22 Compost is the best type of soil for heliotropes.

01:34 Cutting them back about halfway in late spring or summer can make them bushier and fill out more.

01:48 In lower zones than 9, heliotropes are annuals and need to be started by seed each year.

01:53 In warmer climates, heliotropes make evergreen shrubs and can be planted any time of the year.

02:06 Heliotropes can be found in containers or started by seed in the spring. They can also be divided in the fall.

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Q&A

Where is the heliotrope native to?

The heliotrope is native to the Andes Mountains of Peru.

What is the heliotrope's hardiness zone?

The heliotrope can only go down to zone 9.

What does the heliotrope smell like?

The heliotrope smells like cherry pie.

What type of soil do heliotropes prefer?

Heliotropes prefer a moist soil with good drainage.

How do you encourage bushier growth in heliotropes?

If you cut them back by half in late spring or summer, they will fill out and become bushier.